Futebol Clube de Vizela is a
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football club based in the Vizela Municipality, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the
third divisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
, holding home games at
Estádio do Futebol Clube de VizelaEstadio do Futebol Clube de Vizela is a multi-use stadium in Caldas de Vizela, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Vizela. The stadium is able to hold 3,500 people....
, with a 3,500-spectators capacity.
Brief history
Vizela joined the Braga Football Association on 1 August 1940. Twenty-six years later, the first trophy came, with the conquest of the
Taça de Campeão Nacional after defeating Tramagal Sport União (5–3). The club spent the vast majority of his early years in the
third divisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
.
In 1984, Vizela promoted for the first time in its history to the top division, but this spell only lasted one season, with the club ranking last. Shortly after, the team was again in the third level, only returning in the 2000's.
Again in the "silver category" of Portuguese football, Vizela finished third in the 2007–08 season, falling just one point short of a promotion. In
the following yearThe 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...
, it finished in 10th position, but was relegated due to the
Apito DouradoThe Apito Dourado affair is a corruption sports scandal in Portuguese football that first arose in 2004. Portuguese Judiciary Police investigators named several football personalities as suspects of corrupting or attempting to corrupt referees, including Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, chairman of...
scandal.
Current squad
League and Cup history
| Season |
|
Pos. |
Pl. |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
P |
Cup |
Notes |
| 1984–85 |
1D |
16 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
19 |
31 |
71 |
15 |
|
Relegated |
| 2005–06 |
2H |
11 |
34 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
42 |
48 |
44 |
Round 5 |
|
| 2006–07 |
2H |
13 |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
29 |
32 |
34 |
Round 4 |
|
| 2007–08 |
2H |
3 |
30 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
40 |
22 |
50 |
Round 4 |
|
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